Trail Mix Breakfast Cookies

posted on January 25, 2016

Trail Mix Breakfast Cookies are whole grain cookies packed with rolled oats, dried fruit, nuts, and chocolate chips. There’s no butter or refined sugars, making them a wholesome breakfast that you can feel good about!

You know it’s going to be a good day when it starts off with cookies…..especially when they’re cookies that involve less guilt and ones you can eat for breakfast!

That’s exactly what we’ve got here today — these Trail Mix Breakfast Cookies are wholesome and nutritious, making them perfect for breakfast eating.

What a way to start the week, right? 🙂

I’ve been holding out on you with these, but it’s not entirely my fault. I made them weeks ago and they were SO perfect — just the right texture and sweetness. They were healthier without tasting like it, if you will.

I decided that maybe they’d still be delicious if I reduced the amount of coconut oil and maple syrup ever so slightly. Let’s just say I didn’t like that batch nearly as much, and the family agreed.

They turned into a healthier cookie that did taste healthier, which isn’t a good thing for me. My second healthier batch was on the dry side and lacked flavor. I knew what I had to do….make the first batch again!

The cookies were back to my idea of the perfect healthier cookie — chewy, moist, and full of flavor. 🙂

Trail Mix Breakfast Cookies

I made these cookies with a combination of white whole wheat flour and old fashioned rolled oats so that they’re completely whole grain. I also added some unsweetened shredded coconut added to the mix because you know I love my coconut.

We’ve also got coconut oil, maple syrup, and a mashed banana which helps add moisture and natural sweetness. You can always use agave syrup or honey in place of the maple syrup, and canola oil is great substitution for the coconut oil.

The fun part of all of this is choosing your “trail mix” ingredients:

dried fruit: cranberries, raisins, cherries, or apricots

chocolate chips: dark, semi-sweet, white, or a combination of all!

nuts: walnuts, almonds, hazelnuts, pecans, pistachios

Each of my 3 batches had different combinations going on depending on what I had. They did all happen to contain cranberries and coconut, because I love them in my breakfast cookies!

Sky’s the limit on how you want to customize these cookies, and your family is guaranteed to love them! What’s not to love about cookies for breakfast?

More healthy breakfast options!

Trail Mix Breakfast Cookies

Yield:26 cookies

Total Time:45 minutes

Prep Time:15 minutes

Cook Time:30 minutes

Trail Mix Breakfast Cookies are whole grain cookies packed with rolled oats, dried fruit, nuts, and chocolate chips. There’s no butter or refined sugars, making them a wholesome breakfast that you can feel good about!

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line (2) baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside.

In a large bowl, stir together the oats, flour, coconut, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.

In a medium bowl, whisk together the egg, maple syrup, coconut oil, and mashed banana until combined. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and stir until almost combined. Add the dried fruit, chocolate chips, and nuts, and stir just until incorporated.

Using a ½” cookie scoop, scoop the dough onto the prepared baking sheet about 2″ apart, flattening the tops until the cookies are 2-2½” in diameter. Bake one sheet at a time on the middle rack of the oven for 13-15 minutes, or until the cookies are golden . Be careful not to over bake.

Cool on a wire rack completely and enjoy!

Recipe Notes:

Nutrition information was calculated using My Fitness Pal and is meant to be an estimate only. The numbers will change based on quantities consumed, brands used and substitutions that are made.

These cookies look like such a delicious way to start out a Monday! I love the trail mix ingredients in here, Marcie! Sounds like it gives this cookie such a great texture and crunch. I would gladly devour these for breakfast or any other time of the day!

Starting the day with a cookie or 5 is always a good idea! Especially when they are healthy cookies, so I don’t have to feel quite so guilty if I eat a dozen! 🙂 love that these are refined sugar free and contain no butter! Plus I love that these are so customizable! Seriously Yummy things are going on here! Pinned! Cheers, my dear!

Cookies for breakfast…yes please! These look great Marcie! I sometimes get stuck in the whole “hmm what if I tweaked this…and that…” mode and usually end up right where I started. Unsweetened coconut is one of my favorite healthier swaps in baking.